This is the issue with a trimmed leading edge. The third difference is with the text block.

It differs by having a different ISBN number and the words 'NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER' across the top of the jacket, and an Oprah's Book Club seal attached at the bottom right hand corner. This second state of the first edition - I said it was confusing! - was rushed out with four changes, but with the same publishing number line. This is a slightly confusing issue the 'true first printing' was in June, and that has no top line on the jacket and was issued with a different ISBN. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. The first novel by the author of Big Questions About Dogs and People. The book was an Oprah Book Club pick, a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and winner of the Colorado Book Award, the Indie Choice Best Author Discovery Award, and the Midwest Bookseller Association's Choice Award. Book would be as new except for mild softening to the base of the spine, a nick to the bottom of one board, and toning to the edges of the pageblock. Slight fraying to the bottom of the dust jacket spine Glued binding. First state dust jacket, NOT the Oprah Winfrey Bookclub one. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only). Edgar seems poised to carry on his family's traditions, but when catastrophe strikes, he finds his once-peaceful home engulfed in turmoil.įorced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the Sawtelle farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who accompany him, until the day he is forced to choose between leaving forever or returning home to confront the mysteries he has left unsolved.įilled with breathtaking scenes-the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain-The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a meditation on the limits of language and what lies beyond, a brilliantly inventive retelling of an ancient story, and an epic tale of devotion, betrayal, and courage in the American heartland.Hardcover.

For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose remarkable gift for companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally.

The extraordinary debut novel that became a modern classicīorn mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin.

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